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Being politically neutral or not interested in politics is the equivalent of being an enemy in the world of "either with us or against us"
by Bubble_Pop_22 4y ago
Being politically neutral or not interested in politics is the equivalent of being an enemy in the world of "either with us or against us"
- ss108 4y agoWhether or not that's a morally defensible position that you take, you can still defend it. If the rest of us judge you an enemy, why not consider that our problem or error? If you have cogent reasons for shrugging at the existence of neo-nazis and social justice warriors and their respective agendas, why not assert them? You don't need to please everybody else by parroting back at them what you think they want to hear.
- Bubble_Pop_22 4y agoLife is too short to write people off entirely. A person who is very adamant about enjoying life is able to throw a political bone to the person they are talking to and then shift the conversation towards baseball, women, cars, football, jokes, beer etc. You know, the important stuff! Political ideas run very deep, but people only feel the need to voice them when they feel like they'd be able to convert another person to make them join the ranks. When they believe you are already part of the tribe they relax